A change early this school year in AIA by-laws regarding the categories of health care professionals authorized to administer and sign pre-participation physical examination (PPE) forms, brings to light certain challenges confronting athletic trainers (ATs) working in the high school setting. This change was an expansion on a by-law change adopted several years ago, but with this recent development the Arizona Board of Athletic Training (ABAT) has taken a particular interest in the issue. At it’s regular monthly meeting on December 1, 2014, ABAT voted to issue a notification to licensees pertaining to this issue. Since that time, The Arizona Athletic Trainers’ Association (AzATA) Board of Directors working with ABAT to refined the wording of this notification which has now been finalized.
News/Events/Communications
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Arizona Athletic Trainer's Association Educational Statement Regarding Pre-participation Physical Examinations (PPE)
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Arizona Interscholastic Association Wants More Athletic Trainers At High School Games
February 12, 2014In Arizona, 85 percent of regular season high school sporting events do not have an athletic trainer on site, according to the Arizona Interscholastic Association. The AIA wants to change that. The association currently requires an athletic trainer at all post season games. AIA’s Chuck Schmidt said the association is working to assign appropriate medical professionals to each event.“We have been working hard to ensure that at AIA post season events we have an ATC on site and or one of those other folks. We are focused our efforts in creating a systemic approach to effectively cover those in an efficient way," said Schmidt.Schmidt said now there are not enough athletic trainers or ATs in Arizona to cover all of the regular season games or matches.Rick Ball is the attorney for the Arizona Athletic Trainers Association, and he disagrees. He said there are more than 500 certified ATs in the state, and that is more than enough to cover all regular season games.“It may very well be there are not enough athletic trainers willing to work for 22.50 an hour, but the pool of ATCs is absolutely available to the AIA and its member schools," said Ball.The AIA said during the regular season it is up to the schools to provide coverage, and many schools do. In the meantime the association is researching the issues of resources and costs of requiring ATs during the regular season. -
Athletic Trainer vs a Personal Trainer
Fitness enthusiasts may sometimes confuse the job titles "athletic trainer" and"personal trainer." Although practitioners of both professions deal with athletes and people trying to meet their own fitness goals, one deals more specifically with the medical aspects of those pursuing an athletic lifestyle. Each plays an important role in the fitness world.
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Being Ethical is Easy-Or Is It?
Are you trustworthy? Ethical? Do you have integrity?
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Legal and Ethical Responsibility to Report Unregulated Practice
The leadership of the Strategic Alliance, which includes the Commission on Accreditation of Athletic Training Education (CAATE), the National Athletic Trainers;Association (NATA), the NATA Research and Education Foundation and the Board of Certification, Inc. (BOC), has concluded that it is necessary to issue a formal statement to remind institutions, employers, Athletic Trainers (ATs) and athletic training students that the practice of athletic training by unregulated individuals must be reported to the appropriate regulatory authorities.
